Is watching movies on Putlocker illegal?

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While it is against the law to upload copyrighted movies to streaming websites such as Putlocker, it is not illegal for end-users to watch them, according to the New Media Rights website. It is against the law for users to download, reproduce and redistribute these movies.

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The penalty for reproducing or redistributing copyrighted material can be severe, according to the New Media Rights website. In the Capitol v. Thomas case, for example, defendant Jammie Thomas-Rasset was ordered to pay a total of $1.9 million for illegally sharing 24 songs online. This equated to $80,000 for each of the illegally shared songs.